Reservation

A statement made by a state to which article it accepts and which it does not accept.
A state may be a member state even if it doesn’t accept some article of the treaty.
- Some conventions have articles which are critical to the purpose of the convention => cannot accept reservations that conflicts with that
- Reservation available articles are stated by the treaty itself
  - In interpreting past treaties, states will find exploitable meanings in their favor
Why are there reservations?
- Some reason with “The preservation of cultural practices and values”
  - Ex: ISlamic countries with Sharia law
Problem: if state doesn’t accept some part of the law, the law might not be as effective since it was made to work together

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